‘Meta 2’ AR Glasses Available to Pre-order, 1440p with 90 Degree FOV for $949

Meta have today opened up pre-orders for their 'Meta 2' augmented reality development kit glasses today and have revealed the specifications for the units as well as the price. Meta broke out of stealth mode last month when they appeared at...

‘Budget Cuts’ and Physical Room-Scale VR Gameplay on HTC Vive

Budget Cuts is a first-person stealth game that's one of the more fun and engaging room-scale HTC Vive experiences that I've played. You're an aspiring spy trying to infiltrate a robot-protected building in order to approve your job application....
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‘Playthings’ is a Wonderful World of Hamburger Drums and Hot Dog Xylophones

Before his death, acclaimed psychonaut and technologist Terrence McKenna once said that virtual reality "...is a technology that will allow us to show each other our dreams. We will be able to build structures in the imagination that we...

15,000 HTC Vives Pre-Ordered in 10 Minutes, Now Backordered to May

The pre-order countdown for HTC Vive is over, but if you're still on the fence on whether to get that shiny new VR headset, you're still not too late to pick one up for May shipment. What's more, according to a tweet...
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‘Ninja Trainer’ on Vive is Like Kinect ‘Fruit Ninja’, Except it Actually Works (really well)

While Fruit Ninja was neat in concept, the performance limitations of the Kinect made it amount to little more than glorified flailing; the latency and lack of precision made you feel more like a parody than a ninja proper. Thankfully,...
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Latest ‘Final Approach’ Trailer Shows New Gameplay and Mini-games

Phaser Lock Interactive's title Final Approach, the RTS-style airport management mash up gets a new gameplay trailer showing off much more of what you'll get up to, including a peek at mini games, fending off UFO invaders and micro-managing...
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McDonalds Introduce ‘Happy Goggles’, a Portion of VR with Your Happy Meal

In a move surely to reinforce the message that "VR has arrived", McDonalds in Sweden are bundling Google Cardboard-esque VR googles with their Happy Meals, assembled from the packaging the food came in. McDonalds have announced a new initiative set to...

Alex McDowell on World Building in Storytelling

One of the most inspiring keynotes at Unity's AR/VR Vision Summit was by Alex McDowell on world building and storytelling. Alex was production designer for Minority Report, Fight Club, & Lawnmower Man, and so he's been creating imaginal worlds...

HP, Alienware, and MSI Among ‘Vive Ready PC’ Partners, Starting at $1,299

Mirroring the 'Oculus Ready PC' program, HTC is now working with PC hardware partners to offer 'Vive Optimized PCs'. The initial set of systems come from HP, Alienware, and MSI. 'Vive Optimized PCs' are "fully Vive-compatible right out of the...

The HTC Vive is Available for Pre-order Now

The HTC Vive VR headset is now available for pre-order from HTC's website. We tell you where you what it is, where you can buy it and how much you can expect to pay. The HTC Vive is now up for...